He was also a major early backer and stockholder in a number of other Japanese technology companies.

But I don't have a sense yet that he's lost so many early backers that he's a goner.

The company had a secondary offering in early June and the early backers and executives sold some of their stock then at $38.50 a share.

Despite the skeptics, Groxis has found some early enthusiastic backers for its technology.

He was also an early financial backer of the Taliban.

Julian Goldman became an early backer, and it was this school where Bo would begin his education.

They have traveled around the world to explain its near-death experience to early backers and line up future investment.

He counts China and Brazil among his early backers.

Ford also was one of the early backers of the Indianapolis 500.

The two had a falling out and Napier became the major early backer of Cunard.